For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
ROGER FEDERERNo, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.
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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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